LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 20 - 20: The Ancestor is Hungry
Chapter 20: Chapter 20: The Ancestor is Hungry
Liu Rongrong’s crying abruptly stopped as she clutched Shuaishuai tightly, looking at Jiangli with confusion, “Master, what do you mean by that?”
“That’s exactly what I mean. His corpse is nowhere to be found. As his mother, don’t you want to find his body so that he can be laid to rest sooner?” Jiangli asked.
Xu Yang struggled to walk over and knelt down in front of Jiangli, “Master, please, I beg for your help, I beg for your guidance. Where exactly is my son? Why has he become like this?”
“Such matters can only be asked of your child, but he doesn’t remember anything,” said Jiangli, giving Xia Xin a meaningful glance.
Xia Xin rarely understood the intentions of his old ancestor, but he hastily went over to help Xu Yang up, “Please, stand up and then speak.”
Yet Xu Yang refused to get up. He had not believed in these matters before, but now he had no choice but to believe. He had seen with his own eyes and could no longer deny it.
Moreover, his child was dead. The only thing he could do for his child now was this matter.
Xu Yang said with a choked voice, “Master, I beg you, I will give any amount of money if only you help us!”
Jiangli looked at him and said, “It’s not about the money. The main issue is that the child’s Soul Body might be damaged. He doesn’t remember much, so finding where his bones are is not going to be easy.”
“However…”
Jiangli paused and touched his stomach, “The most important thing is, I’m hungry now and don’t feel like doing anything anymore.”
Xu Yang, Liu Rongrong: “…”
Xia Xin’s mouth twitched, but then he remembered that ever since their old ancestor had come out of seclusion, he indeed had not eaten anything.
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“Um…” With that in mind, Xia Xin looked awkwardly at Xu Yang and Liu Rongrong and apologized, “I’m really sorry, Mr. Xu. Our Abbot actually hasn’t had anything to eat today. How about… you come back tomorrow?”
Liu Rongrong was somewhat unwilling.
Noticing she was about to say something, Jiangli said, “It’s also getting late today. Come back tomorrow morning, and when you do, bring your child’s birth information and personal effects. I also need to prepare some things today.”
Hearing her say this, Xu Yang grasped Liu Rongrong’s hand and said, “Then we will heed the Master’s words. Everything rests on you, Master.”
Liu Rongrong knew that there was no hope for today, and wiping away tears, said, “Abbot, can we at least take Shuaishuai back with us?”
Upon hearing this, Jiangli shook his head without hesitation: “No.”
“Why?” Liu Rongrong was startled, “Shuaishuai is my child…”
Xia Xin hurriedly explained, “It’s not like that, Mrs. Xu. Have you ever heard of the saying ‘humans and ghosts walk different paths’?”
Liu Rongrong was puzzled, “What does that mean?”
“To put it simply, humans and ghosts are incompatible. Humans have Yang Energy, and ghosts have Yin Energy. They maintain balance and can coexist. If humans and ghosts mix together, it will disrupt this balance of energy, which is not good for either humans or ghosts.”
Jiangli stroked his chin and added, “By the way, you might have heard that encountering a ghost brings bad luck, right? Why is it considered bad luck? That’s because the encounter disrupts the balance of Yang Energy, causing Yin Energy to gather, which makes you feel all sorts of discomfort.”
Xu Yang and Liu Rongrong listened in bewilderment. Was there really so much to this?
With a forced smile, Xia Xin added, “That’s the way it is. My master used to say the common folk should avoid getting close to ghosts and spirits. Whether male or female, the living have a predominance of Yang over Yin in their bodies, maintaining balance and survival. If you get too close to those filthy things for too long, you’ll bring constant disasters upon yourself, and over time, you might even lose your Yang Energy and thus your life. So it is better to be cautious.”